The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches by Mark Twain
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Firing was heard yesterday in the direction of Blucherberg, and for a while the excitement was intense. However the people reflected that the country in that direction is uninhabitable, and impassable by anything but birds, they became quiet again. The Emperor sends his troops to the field with immense enthusiasm. He will lead them in person, when they return. ..................... Fourth Day THE EUROPEAN WAR! NO BATTLE YET!! THE TROOPS GROWING OLD! BUT BITTER STRIFE IMMINENT! PRODIGIOUS EXCITEMENT! THE INVASIONS SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED AND THE INVADERS SAFE! RUSSIA SIDES WITH BOTH SIDES ENGLAND WILL FIGHT BOTH! LONDON, Friday. No battle has been fought thus far, but a million impetuous soldiers are gritting their teeth at each other across the border, and the most serious fears entertained that if they do not die of old age first, there will be bloodshed in this war yet. The prodigious patriotic excitement goes on. In Prussia, per Prussian |
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